A criminal case against a Detroiter facing multiple charges for a reported armed robbery and kidnapping case out of Oakland County involving a Macomb man advanced to circuit court for possible trial following a preliminary exam Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Demarco Bradberry, 20, is charged with armed robbery, unlawful imprisonment, carrying a concealed weapon with unlawful intent and three counts of felony firearm-pneumatic gun for an alleged May 24 incident. According to the Oakland County Sheriff\u2019s Office, a 23-year-old Eastpointe man told deputies he had gone to Detroit to pick up a female acquaintance and, when he arrived, a man \u2014 later identified as Bradberry \u2014 entered his vehicle armed with what appeared to be a handgun and threatened to shoot him if he didn\u2019t give him a ride to Pontiac.<\/p>\n
The Eastpointe man reportedly complied and drove Bradberry to People\u2019s Market on Auburn Road in Pontiac, then fled from the vehicle on foot, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n
Detectives subsequently arrested Bradberry in Pontiac, and a plastic, air-powered handgun was recovered from his waistband, the sheriff\u2019s office said. Following the arrest, members of the sheriff\u2019s SWAT team carried out a search of a Pontiac residence on Carriage Circle where Bradberry had reportedly been tracked to after the alleged incident.<\/p>\n
Bradberry is held in the Oakland County Jail, denied bond. He\u2019s scheduled to be arraigned on Aug. 13 before Oakland County Circuit Judge Martha Anderson.<\/p>\n
Armed robbery is punishable by up to life in prison. Unlawful imprisonment carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison, and carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent is punishable by up to five years in prison. Felony firearm carries a penalty of two years behind bars, consecutive to any other sentence for related charges.<\/p>\n